Jack-O-Lantern 5K Walk/Run, Registration 8:45 a.m., race 9:30 a.m., Oct. 31 at Marywood University. Registration in the Center for Athletics and Wellness. Sponsored by the college’s women’s lacrosse team. Cost: $15 includes a T-shirt. Pre-registration begins Oct. 17. Participants should dress in Halloween costumes; gift baskets will be given to the two best. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the St. Francis of Assisi Soup Kitchen in Scranton. Info/registration: algeo@marywood.edu.
Abington Heights Basketball Camp, Nov. 10-12 at Clarks Summit Elementary School. The session time for fifth, sixth and seventh-graders will be 5:30 to 7 p.m., and 7 to 8:30 p.m. for eighth and ninth-graders. Abington Heights boys basketball players and coaches will conduct the camp. Instruction will be geared toward preparing players for tryouts and their upcoming seasons. Cost: $30 first member of a family, $20 each additional member. Info/register: 570-241-5466.
6th annual Turkey Trot 5K/10K Run, Nov. 15, Check-in 8 a.m. in the main lobby of TCMC’s Medical Sciences Building, 525 Pine St., Scranton. Races begin at 9 a.m., and routes begin and end at TCMC’s Medical Sciences Building. The event will also feature a Tiny Trot for children 13 and under. Proceeds will benefit Friends of the Poor’s annual Thanksgiving community dinner. Pre-registration through Nov. 1 : $25 for the 5K, $35 for the 10K, and $20 for the family 5K “Fun Run.” After Nov. 1 through race day: $35 for the 5K, $45 for the 10K, and $25 for the family 5K “Fun Run.” T-shirts will be provided to registered Turkey Trot participants. Registration for the Tiny Trot is $5, or two canned goods to be donated to the food drive. Turkey Trot participants are also invited to bring food and clothing donations the morning of race day.